Combination billfold and coin purse



Oct. 7, 1-947. I M. H. HARDY 2,428,707

' COMBINATION BILLFOLD AND COIN PURSE Filed Oct. 12, 1946 IN VEN TOR.MURRAY H. HARDY BY a ATTOQNE y.

jPatented Oct. 7, 1947 COMBINATION BILLFOLD COiN PURSE Murray H.1Iardy,Belle Harbor, Long Island, N. Y.

Application October 12, 1946, Serial No. 703,035

This invention relates to a combination billfold and coin purse of thetype having a long biilfold compartment open along one longitudinal edgefor insertion of bills, at one end of which is provided a coin pursewhich opens transversely and may be used when the device is in itsnormal condition with its billfold folded on a transverse linesubstantially centrally of its length. The invention relates, moreparticularly, to the type of combination billfold and coin pursedescribed in which access to the billfold compartment is provided at thesaid coin purse and to reveal the ends of the 1Claim. (01. 150-45) whichiseasy to manipulate and which will. securely retain the coins and billsagainst accidental loss or displacement.

For the attainment of the foregoing and such objects of the invention asmay appear or be pointed out I have shown two embodiments of myinvention in the accompanying drawing, wherein? bills (so that theirdenominations may be ascertained) and to enable one or more bills to bewithdrawn endwise, the billfold remaining in its said normal, foldedcondition, without the need of reaching the bills through the aforesaidopenlongitudinal side of the billfold.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide acombination billfold and coin purse of the particular type described inwhich the aforementioned access to the ends of the bills and endwisewithdrawal of single bills may be achieved without opening the coinpurse. An allied object is to provide a device or wallet as described inwhich the end opening into the billfold compartment and the coin purseare entirely independent from one another. In the improved wallet,because of this independent construction, the contents of the coin pursewill not be disturbed or revealed when the end opening of the billfoldis used; that is, the bills may be examined, counted, or withdrawn fromthe end opening without opening the coin purse. coin purse cannotpossibly slip into the bill'fold compartment. 0n the other hand, thecoin purse may be opened without at the same time gaining access-to thebillfold compartment or revealing the bills therein. In addition, theimproved wallet has the advantage that either the coin purse or the endof the billfold compartment may be opened without opening the other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wallet of-the typedescribed inwhich the said end access or opening into the billfoldcompartment will be unhampered and will be as wide as the width of thebillfold compartment, and will reve a considerable extent of the bills.

Further objects of the invention are: a com- 7 bination wallet asdescribed of a construction involving relatively few parts lendingitself to economical production; a combination wallet of Moreover, loosecoins in the Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved device withthe billfold compartment in partly folded position and with both thecoin purse. and

the end opening into the billfold compartment in open position;

Figure 2 is a top view thereof, with the billfold in normal, foldedposition and both the coin purse and the end billfold opening in closedposition; Figure 3'is an elevational section through the device ofFigures 1-2, the billfold being unfolded to its fulllength; 1

Figure 4 is an elevational view through a modifled form; the billfoldbeing unfolded to its full length; and

Figure 5 is a top view of the device of Figure 4 with the bill fold innormal, folded position.

Referring to Figures 1 and 3, the billfold compartment E0 of theimproved wallet is formed of two strips ll, [2 of flexible material suchas natural leather, artificial leather, textile fabric or the like, ofsubstantially equal transverse width, Figure 1, and of substantiallyequal length longitudinally, Figure 3. The two' strips are securedtogether, by sewing, adhesive or other manner, along their lower,transverse edges, as indicated by the.

line of stitching l3, and along one of their longitudinal edges, asindicated by the line of stitching M. The other longitudinal edges ofthe two strips are not secured together, thus leaving a longitudinalopening l5 through which bills A may be inserted into the billf oldcompartment Ill. The billfold is in its out-stretched or full lengthposition, as in Figure 3, to facilitate the insertion of bills therein;it is thereafter folded on a transverse, substantially central linelG-JG, Figure 1, to give it a smaller, more compact size, as in Figure-2,"for carrying in pocket or purse. When folded in this manner, stripll becomes the outer wall, and strip l2, the inner wall, of the wallet.

th type described which presents a, neat and at- Instead-of being madeof two strips, 5. single strip may be used, folded either on transverseline I! or on longitudinal line H, Figure 1. A card or stamp pocket maybe provided by securing a strip of material H at the lower portion ofinner wall I 2, as by the stitching I3 and I4 referred to above,

on two sides thereof, and by stitching l8 on the third side. y

In addition to the two wall strips H, H, the

. those atthe left, respectively, 23, 33, 43.

3 improved wallet comprises a frame assemblage made up of three frames20, 30, 40, each formed of metal, plastic or other rigid material in theform of an inverted-U having a transverse bar, respectively, 2|, 3|, 4|,and dependent legs at each end thereof, the legs at the right, Figure 1,being designated, respectively, 22, 32, 42, grid e distal ends of theright legs 22, 32, 42, are hingedly articulated together at pivot Joint9 while the distal ends of the left legs 23, 33, 43 are hinge'dlyarticulated together at the opposite pivot joint 8. The frames arechannel shaped, see Fig-- ure 3, at all sections thereof, in theirtransverse bars and in their dependent legs, the opening of the channelsfacing inwardly of the frames, as shown in that figure.

The upper portion is of the inner strip I2 is secured to the inner one20 of the three hinged frames; more particularly, this securement ismade to the transverse bar 2l and to both dependent legs 22, 23. Theedges of strip portion l9 are received within the opening of the channelpresented by 'frame 20, as clearly seen in Figure 3, and firmly securedtherein by crimp- I ing or in other suitable manner.

A short strip 39 of fibre board-leather, textile fabric or the like isfitted in the channelopening of the middle frame 30, including itstransverse bar 3| and two dependent legs 32, 33, and secured therein;short strip 39 thusbecomes an intermediate partition between the innerframe 20 (and its closure l9) and the outer frame 40. Trianguiarlyshaped end walls or gussets 24, 25, Figure '1, are placed between frames20 and 30, the edges of the gussets being secured to the respectivelyadjacent dependent legs of the frames. The lower edge of strip coveringl9 (of frame 20) and the lower edge of partition 39 (of middle frame 30)are sewed together and to the apices of triangular gussets 24, 25 toform a coin purse (20- 30) which, shown in open position in Figures 1and 3, has no communication whatsoever with billfold compartment l0.

The upper portion'of outer strip II is secured to the outer one 40 ofthe three frames. The securement of outer strip II to outer frame 40should be sharply distinguished from the securement of inner strip 12 toinner frame 20. Whereas the latter securement is made to the transversebar 2| and to both legs 22, 23, the outer ,strip II, on the other hand,is secured to transverse bar 4| and to but oneof the two legs of theouter frame 40; as shown in Figures 1 and 3, the outer strip H is notsecured to dependent leg 42 of outer frame 40. A second differenceshould be noted: Whereas inner strip I 2, or rather, the lower edge ofits upper portion is is secured to the lower edge of intermediatepartition 39 (forming coin compartment 20-30), the outer strip II is inno way secured or connected'to the intermediate partition 39. Inconsequence of the facts that the upper edges of outer strip Ii aresecured only to transverse bar 4| and one leg 43 of outer frame 40 andthat outer strip I1 is not connected at 39, the upper end of billfoldcompartment I is completely open, this opening or mouth being defined byouter frame 40 and middle frame 30. Endmouth 40-30 of billfoldcompartment l0, when opened, as in Figures land 3, providesunhamperedaccess to the billfold compartment so that the upper portionsa of the bills may be readily ascertained, or the bills quickly counted,or one or more bills withdrawn endwise from the billfold QOmpartment;

all this may be done while the wallet is in its will open end mouth40-30 of the blllfold compartment.

It is thus seen that the coin purse 20-30 is entirelyindependent of thebillfold mouth '40- 30, and that the coin purse may be opened withoutopening end mouth 40-30 of the billfold compartment and vice versa. Theimprcvdi wallet thus provides access to the coins (by opening 20,without exposing or disturbing the bills, and provides access to thebills (by opening 30, without exposing or disturbing the coins. It willalso be seen that under no c rcumstance can coins in coin purse 20-30find their I way into the billfold compartment I0.

In the device of Figures 1-3, the coin purse 20-30 is disposed at theinner side (inner strip l2), 1. e., at the side upon which the wallet isfolded, see especially Figure 1. The coin purse may be disposed at theouter side, as in Figures 4-5, where many of the reference characters ofcorresponding parts are the same as in Figures 1-3 except that they havebeen primed. The coin purse 40'-30' is now disposed at the outer side(outer strip .l I) the construction of the coin purse, in that the endgussets (24, 25, Figure 1) have been omitted.

Instead, the covering or web 41 secured in outer frame 40' andthecovering or web 31 secured in middle frame 30 are cupped outwardly toprovide a depressed receptacle for holding the coins. In

this case, outer strip i I terminates at hinge pivot 9. The inner stripl2' is secured to the inner frame 20' in the precise manner in which theouter strip H is secured to the outer frame 40 in Figures 1-3; that is,inner strip I23, Figure 4, is secured to the transverse bar 2| and toone of the legs (not shown) but is not secured to leg 22. Hence a widemouth 20'-30' is provided into the billfold compartment (as in Figures1-3). Instead of a triplex clasp (26-36-46, Figures 1-3), two separateclasps are shown in Figure 5, viz., one, 28, for the billfold mouth20'-30', and the other, 48, for the coin purse 40'-30'.

In the above description, the invention has been disclosed merely by wayof example and in preferred manner; but obviously many variations andmodifications may be made therein which will still be comprised withinits spirit. It is to be understood, therefore, that the invention is notlimited to any specific form or manner of practicing the same, except inso far as such limitations are specified in the appended claim. Iclaim:A combination billfold and coin purse comprising three U-shaped frameshingedly articulated on a pivotal 'axis through the ends of theirdepending legs, two strips of limp material secured together along oneof their end edges and along one of their longitudinal edges to form abillfold compartment, open along the other longitudinal edge forinsertion of bills, one of the strips being secured to the two dependinglegs and connecting bar of an enter one of the said three hinge frames,a partition s'ecured between the depending legs and connecting bar ofthe middle hinge frame,

the lower edge of said partition and said strip A further change hasbeen made in 5 being secured together substantially along the saidpivotal axis '0! the hinge frames to form with said partition a coinpurse, the other 0'! the said pair of biilfold strips being securedtothe connecting bar of the third hinge frame and its depending leg atsaid, longitudinally secured edge 0! the strips to form a, large openinginto the biilfold compartment when the said third frame and middle frameare in open relation, said opening 111- fording, unhampered access tothe end oi the 1 billiold compartment.

MURRAY H. HARDY.

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